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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-2001 (2026)

County officers; removal by judicial proceedings; grounds

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All county officers may be charged, tried, and removed from office, in the manner hereinafter provided, for (1) habitual or willful neglect of duty, (2) extortion, (3) corruption, (4) willful maladministration in office, (5) conviction of a felony, (6) habitual drunkenness, or (7) official misconduct as defined in section 28-924.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: State ex rel. Peterson v. Shively, 310 Neb. 1 (Neb. 2021).
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State ex rel. Peterson v. Shively, 310 Neb. 1 (Neb. 2021). · cites it 4× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-2001 (Reissue 2012) provides that all county officers may be removed from office for (1) habitual or will- ful neglect of duty, (2) extortion, (3) corruption, (4) willful maladministration in office, (5) conviction of a felony, (6) habitual drunkenness, or…”
Hynes v. Hogan, 558 N.W.2d 35 (Neb. 1997). · cites it 7× “” Relying on that provision, Hynes brought this proceeding under the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 23-2001 through 23-2009 (Reissue 1991), which provide for the removal of county officers through judicial proceedings.”
GUENZEL HANDLOS v. Cnty. of Lancaster, 655 N.W.2d 384 (Neb. 2003). · cites it 2× “Guenzel-Handlos contends that the county should be considered “interested” in the criminal action because if she had been convicted, she would have been subject to removal from office pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-2001 (7) (Reissue 1997), which in turn would have disrupted…”
Hynes v. Hogan, 553 N.W.2d 162 (Neb. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 13× “Kelly Michael Hogan appeals from the decision of the district court for Garden County which found Hogan, the Garden County Attorney, guilty of official misconduct pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-2001 (7) (Reissue 1991) and declared the office of county attorney vacant.”
Lyons v. York Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners (D. Neb. 2022). · cites it 7× “ANALYSIS The parties appear to agree that one who is a county officer, and who is not incarcerated or otherwise physically or mentally incapable of performing the duties of the office, may be removed from office by way of the statutory judicial removal procedure found in Neb.…”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-2001(7) — 1 case
Hynes v. Hogan, 553 N.W.2d 162 (Neb. Ct. App. 1996). “Kelly Michael Hogan appeals from the decision of the district court for Garden County which found Hogan, the Garden County Attorney, guilty of official misconduct pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-2001 (7) (Reissue 1991) and declared the office of county attorney vacant.”
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